Bolde v. Yard-Man Co.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Torraca, J.), entered September 28, 1987 in Ulster County, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

On March 29, 1984 plaintiff William Bolde allegedly sustained injuries while utilizing a snow blower. This negligence, strict products liability and derivative action for damages was commenced against defendant, Yard-Man Company, Inc., the alleged manufacturer of the machine. The existence of the named defendant was admitted in the answer, but defendant redesignated its corporate title to "MTD, Inc., d/b/a YardMan…